A member asked:

I accidentally swallowed a big piece of steak without chewing at all. it hurt my throat and my chest. feels like its stuck. i have gerd too. ok?

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It will take a while: to be digested but if it felt like passing through your esophagus okay then it will get digested in your stomach slowly over the next 3-4 hours. If it's not moving through the esophagus and you have a point of pain/ stuck sensation then you may need to go to ER for X-ray to make sure. Usually the esophagus will undulate and move its muscles to get anything like this down on its own.

Answered 11/26/2020

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